Dean’s Council member since July 2017

Photo of Peter CohaPeter is a UC Santa Cruz alumnus (1978 Mathematics, Kresge College). Peter retired from Intel Corporation in 2013 after a 35-year career where he had worked primarily in automation and rose to principal engineer. He began working for Intel when there was a site located in Santa Cruz and later worked for the company in Santa Clara, Arizona, New Mexico, and for a couple of years in China. Peter led in areas including computer, network, and application design, installation, and operations to run semiconductor fabrication factories and improve computer system reliability. Post retirement, one of his current projects is studying and characterizing plans to divert water from Gila River in Southwest New Mexico and the impact on the river and the environment. His recreational interests include kayaking, rafting, hiking, photography, and traveling.